Girl Scouts of the USA and its local councils and troops value diversity and inclusiveness and do not discriminate or recruit on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, national origin, or physical or developmental disability.

“Girl Scouts is an inclusive organization and we accept all girls in Kindergarten through 12th grade as members. If a child identifies as a girl and the child's family presents her as a girl, Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout.”

Camp Fire USA President Cathy Tisdale last week wrote a piece for the New York Times in response to the Boy Scouts’ decision to maintain its anti-gay policies. Tisdale pointed out that her organization is “open to everyone” and said it embraces “all youth and their families, regardless of ethnicity, race, creed, gender, social status, disability or sexual orientation.”

The Scouting Association, the United Kingdom’s version of the scouts, has an equal opportunities policy that is inclusive of LGBT people. The organization’s website even has tools available for LGBT scouts and leaders.

Organizations outside the scouting world have also taken a stand for inclusion. The 4-H Youth and Development Program includes both gender identity and sexual orientation in its non-discrimination policy, and the Boys & Girls Club confirmed to GLAAD via phone that it is LGBT-inclusive.